Camp Sweyolakan is a magical place!

Camp Sweyolakan is a rustic 300 acre camp on beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene’s Mica Bay. Programs are geared for kids ages 5-18 and our youngest campers must be entering 1st grade in the fall. There are seven week-long sessions available and a shorter 4-night mini camp session for those new to overnight camp. We also offer Outbacker Day Camp sessions throughout the summer.

Campers are placed in small groups by age at the beginning of the week and a counselor stays with that group for the entire week. Groups share a cabin, plan their days, and participate in fun activities together.

Our program philosophy centers on age-appropriate activities and progression. Activities may include:

...and much, much more!

A.C.A. Accredited

Camp Sweyolakan is accredited by the American Camp Association, meeting high standards in health, safety, and program quality.

Our Philosophy

WE BELIEVE THAT:

Camping in the out-of-doors is the normal extension of Camp Fire’s small group-centered program. It is also a unique educational and recreational experience. The outdoor environment reinforces the Camp Fire approach to working with youth. A Camp Fire camp is any place a group of youngsters with mature leadership has an organized, outdoor experience while living in groups. It may be a group campsite in the park, a day camp, on a farm or at a council owned resident camp.

WE BELIEVE THAT:

The basic strength of Camp Fire programs anywhere and under any circumstances, is the unique characteristic of the small group and of the attention provided for each individual. The program is an overt effort to confront the great variety of individual differences in a loosely structured, child-centered way. It is a concerted effort to help each child grow to adulthood through their own experiences. Camping is no different. It, too, must emphasize the small group; the individual attention; the acceptance of difference; the loosely structured, child-centered approach.

WE BELIEVE THAT:

A Camp Fire camp is a microcosm in which all the elements of life are intensified by the total environment. It is a place where optimum conditions for learning to live with one’s self and with others can be created. It is an outdoor learning laboratory with unique opportunities for campers to understand their relationships with their environment. A Camp Fire camp focuses on the creative enrichment of an individual. It is an oasis for children and adults; a land of fun and adventure and learning where great depth of understanding can grow from the simple.

Program Objectives

1. Give as many children as possible the opportunity to attend camp through community awareness, public relations, financial aid and donations.
2. Encourage camper development of skills with can be used in leisure time through a program of progression in swimming, canoeing, sailing, boating, archery, crafts, and outdoor living skills.
3. Provide campers, within the limits of their capabilities, the opportunity to plan and carry out their own activities with the help and guidance of counselors.
4. Provide all children with the opportunity to mingle with diverse populations and develop an appreciation of individual differences.
5. Maintain the safety, health, physical and emotional well being of the campers in all phases of the camp program.
6. Develop in each camper nature appreciation, a concern for ecology and a desire to help preserve our environment.
7. Provide program and site plan which will encourage campers to return to camp year after year.
8. Provide opportunities to learn and practice group living skills.
9. HAVE FUN!